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Asus RT-AC86U Router
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Linksys EA9500 Router
Linksys EA9500
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14
4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
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0 %
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4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
63 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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User rating
125
3.6 out of 5
125 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
4 %
75
3.9 out of 5
75 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %
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4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
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34 %
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports488
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports222
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports111
Number of USB 3.1 ports000

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Black
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width8.66 in11.81 in10.41 in
Height3.28 in3.3 in12.53 in
Depth6.3 in7.4 in2.62 in
Weight1.92 lb2.09 lb3.81 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBBuilt-in NASVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
N/A
Support for mesh networkyesyes
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyesno
Mobile broadband supportyesyesno
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesno
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesno
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps2166.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesyes
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyesyesyes
MU-MIMOyesyesyes
Number of antennas448
Total wireless data transfer rate2917.0 Mbps3167.0 Mbps5300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
35938
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
930.0 Mbps
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
N/A
Target audience
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
DD-Wrt
N/A

Power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
14.1 - 21.2
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesno
Number of DMZ ports11
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
VPN clientyesyesno
VPN serveryesyes
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise

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